Domestic-Violence Bill Clears House, Heads to President

By

Kristina Peterson

Updated Feb. 28, 2013 6:58 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted Thursday to renew a lapsed law aimed at preventing domestic violence and assisting victims, after Republican leaders moved to end a standoff that some in the party said had the potential to alienate women voters.

The bill, which the Senate had approved earlier in February, gives a five-year extension to funding for women's shelters, domestic-violence programs and efforts to bolster...